Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957, Crickhowell[1])[2] is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire.[2]
He began training in 1981 and sent out his first winner, Last of the Foxes, at Hereford Racecourse in 1982.[3]
He has trained over 1000 winners under National Hunt rules including two winners of the Grand National with Earth Summit in 1998 and Bindaree in 2002,[2] and the winner of the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup with Imperial Commander.[4] He also trained Imperial Commander to win the Ryanair Chase at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival.
Personal life
editHis sons, Sam and William, both became jockeys. William retired in 2017.[5]
Cheltenham winners (17)
edit- Cheltenham Gold Cup - (1) Imperial Commander (2010
- Supreme Novices' Hurdle - (1) Arctic Kinsman (1994)
- Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - (3) Gaelstrom (1993), Fundamentalist (2004), The New One (2013)
- Broadway Novices' Chase - (2) Young Hustler (1993), Blaklion (2016)
- Triumph Hurdle - (1) Upgrade (1998)
- Champion Bumper - (1) Ballyandy (2016)
- Ryanair Chase - (1) Imperial Commander (2009)
- Festival Trophy Handicap Chase - (1) Tipping Tim (1992)
- National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup - (1) Tricky Trickster (2009)
- Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase - (1) Pigeon Island (2010)
- Pertemps Final - (2) Rubhahunish (2000), Ballyfitz (2008)
- Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup - (1) Same Difference (2013)
- St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase - (1) Baby Run (2010)
Major wins
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- Grand National - (2) Earth Summit (1998), Bindaree (2002)
- Betfair Chase - (4) Imperial Commander (2010), Bristol De Mai (2017,2018,2020)
- Long Walk Hurdle - (2) Sweet Duke (1993), Ocean Hawk (1996)
- Kauto Star Novices' Chase - (2) Dakyns Boy (1992), Ollie Magern (2004)
- Finale Juvenile Hurdle - (1) Bristol De Mai (2014)
- Challow Novices' Hurdle - (2) King's Road (1998), Bindaree (1999)
- Ascot Chase - (1) Riders On the Storm (2020)
- Scilly Isles Novices' Chase - (3) Young Hustler (1993), Jack Doyle (1998), Bristol De Mai (2016)
- Manifesto Novices' Chase - (1) Flying Angel (2017)
- Aintree Hurdle - (3) Mister Morose (2000), Khyber Kim (2010), The New One (2014)
- Sefton Novices' Hurdle - (3) King's Road (1999), Pettifour (2008), Ballyoptic (2016)
- Liverpool Hurdle - (2) Mrs Muck (1987), Sweet Duke (1993)
Ireland
- Champion INH Flat Race - (1) King's Road (1998)
- Champion Stayers Hurdle - (1) Rubhahunish (2000)
References
edit- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
- ^ a b c "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Nigel Twiston-Davies". BBC Sport. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ George, Ricky (7 April 2005). "The master of understatement lets his horses do the talking". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ McRae, Donald (15 March 2011). "Nigel Twiston-Davies sure Imperial Commander will be a Cheltenham star". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Willy Twiston-Davies: 23-year-old jockey retires to focus on breeding". BBC Sport. 4 December 2017.
External links
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